Georges St-Pierre Quotes

Every fight is won in the gym. The hard part of our job is getting in the gym every day, six days a week.

I believe ability can get you to the top,” says coach John Wooden, “but it takes character to keep you there.… It’s so easy to … begin thinking you can just ‘turn it on’ automatically, without proper preparation. It takes real character to keep working as hard or even harder once you’re there. When you read about an athlete or team that wins over and over and over, remind yourself, ‘More than ability, they have character.'

Win or lose you will never regret working hard, making sacrifices, being disciplined or focusing too much. Success is measured by what we have done to prepare for competition.

The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.

Success for an athlete follows many years of hard work and dedication.

In fitness, there are no short cuts. It involves immense discipline and hard work.

I train hard, but having a fight on the cards so often gives me targets and focus.

I can definitely get the belt. It's something I always wake up believing every time I train.

It's so true: the fight is won or lost in the gym, and those words really stuck with me throughout my career.

I've got rule a that I've stuck to for many years: train as hard as you can.

The hardest fights I've had have been in the gym, not in the cage. It keeps you motivated. One day, you'll go in and feel like you can beat anybody in the world. The next day, you kind of get humbled. That's what keeps us coming back to train more and more.

When you want to be a fighter, you have to give it everything you got. MMA just became who I am because of the amount of work I was putting into my training. It all starts in the gym. The hours turn into days, days into weeks, and weeks into months; it's like school - the more time you spend learning, the better you'll be prepared for a test.

I'm training like an animal. Nobody trains harder than me.

I have a real worker-bee mentality. Just show up, just do it. Even if you feel like s--t and you think you're terrible and you'll never get better and it will never go anywhere, just show up and do it. And, eventually, something happens.

A runner doesn't just show up and win a race. He trains long and hard. Do you just show up every day and hope to win?

I always remind my kids that hard work pays off. That's how I got to where I am right now because of sacrifice and the work I put into it.

I know the most important faculty to develop is one for hard, continuous and varied work and living; but the difference between knowing this and doing anything consistent about it is often abysmal.

I'm an athlete who's very determined and I understand sacrifice.

All athletes need three things: commitment, discipline and hard work. Without that it's hard to keep running.

Firstly, train lots. Secondly, train hard, the harder the better, no shortcuts. They will always come back to bite you when you least expect it. And third, always remember where you come from. Your parents, family, team, coaches, are the ones who will get you to where you are and will always be there for you.

I believe in the old and sound rule that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood.

While others were out partying, I was training. While they were out dancing at the clubs, I was training... and training... and training.

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

No matter what I'm doing, I'm training. I'm training every day and I think that's something I won't lose - no matter what I do, no matter what event I'm at, I always find a way to train. It's just something that I love to do.

Wrestling school was probably one of the hardest things I've ever done. It just killed me.